Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I Reframing the Debate: What Children Can Become
5. CHAPTER 1 Colliding Expectations of Family and School 15
6. CHAPTER 2 Turning Points in Research on Expectations: Toward an Ecological Paradigm 38
7. CHAPTER 3 Revisiting Educational Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 66
8. PART II Expectations in Classrooms: Through the Eyes of Students
9. CHAPTER 4 Children Talk about Expectations for Achievement 89
10. CHAPTER 5 Differences among Classroom Achievement Cultures 114
11. CHAPTER 6 Children’s Lives in Contrasting Classrooms 145
12. CHAPTER 7 Achievement Histories of Vulnerability and Resilience 175
13. PART III Expectations in Systems: Through the Eyes of Educators
14. CHAPTER 8 Changing a Stratified School Culture 201
15. CHAPTER 9 A School Culture for the Fullest Development 233
16. CHAPTER 10 Achievement Cultures for University Faculty 260
17. Conclusion 287
18. References 305
19. Acknowledgments 331
20. Index 335